A renewable fuels biorefinery proposed for the Massachusetts Military Reservation won’t be fueled by the federal Department of Energy. Plankton Power, a Wellfleet company, wants to create a Cape Cod Algae Biorefinery with its partners, the Regional Technology Development Corporation, the Massachusetts National Guard, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, and the Cape Cod Commission.

The biorefinery, according to a press statement, “will focus on pilot- and commercial-scale development of algae biodiesel (a type of biofuel) that is cost-competitive with existing petroleum- and vegetable-based fuels, with improved performance characteristics.”

Last year, backers said they had $4 million in private funding and were seeking $20 million in federal funds to build the facility. According to the statement, supporters of the effort include MassDevelopment, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and Loud Fuel Company.

In an e-mail message this week, Plankton Power CEP Curt Felix confirmed that the project did not receive DOE funding, but noted that it will be supported “with a mix of

funds as yet to be finalized.”

Video link to Cape Wind

Another episode of Clean Power Now’s The Vision program can be seen at http://vimeo.com/8972854 and soon at www.CleanPowerNow.org. Starting Feb. 4, the program will be shown on Yarmouth cable channel 17 at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays and 11 a.m. on Fridays, and will be available later on other community channels.

This episode shows Cape Wind President Jim Gordon speaking at a Clean Power Now reception in Chelsea on Oct. 29. Barbara Hill and Chuck Kleekamp of Clean Power Now speak as well.